Welcome 2015

In the first 3 months of 2015 I’ll be :- 1/ Planning the performance of my ‘Rainbow Island’ involving the 400 kids of Berrymede Junior, singing & playing recorders with an adult orchestra on March 25th. There is a tentative plan to perform this work again with several schools in the Summer. 2/ Preparing for the performance of the orchestral version of ‘Dave the Musical Caveman’ (i.e. without the songs) in Dorchester with Dorset Chamber Orchestra & Martin Clunes, on March 7th 3/ Playing baritone sax at Shea Lolin’s Woodwind orchestra day in London on January 31st. 4/ Rehearsing ‘Elegy’ the chamber orchestra piece I wrote for Ealing Chamber Music Club members to perform at the memorial concert for Anthea Sharma, who passed away in the Autumn of 2014. 5/ Completing ‘All sixes & sevens’ the work I’m writing for London Composer’ Forum Concertante project, to be performed by London Contemporary Orchestra. Happy New Year everyone. I’m looking forward to making music with you in 2015.

Surprise, surprise! While comparing the fame of my son's school to that of my old school that was shut down I find Liz Sharma. You and the male music teacher (can't remember his name, but I found the angle of his arm fascinating) often feature in my recollections of Sladebrook. I remember that time we […]

Hi Miss Sharma, Not sure if you remember the Gorsia family. You probably remember my brother Pankaj who played the tabla & was once accompanied by a sitar player to perform at the school. You later joined the Bhavan in West Kensington where our family learnt various Indian music & dance. The steelband was my […]